I’m beginning this on Friday, 19 December 2025 at home in Longmont, CO. After a massive wind storm early this morning, there have been hours of eerie dead silence. No wind, no sun, no people, no cars, no planes, no birds, even the heat furnace silent due to the warm 63 degree outside temperature. At about 5:30 this morning gale force gusts woke me up with a start. It was both enchanting and scary. I sat up in bed listening to the power of the screaming wind. But my mind was drawn to concern about my patio furniture blowing away, even though I had arranged it as securely as possible. Every time I heard a creak, I bolted to the window, looking out into the dark to see if the furniture had moved. It had not.

Lagoon Nebula through Hubble Telescope

Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

This is what I know. People will awaken in waves, and although this is a planetary event, it begins within and there are requirements.
It requires

* the dissolution of old stories, limiting beliefs, and letting go of everything that no longer serves

* the releasing of judgement of self and others

* learning to stay in heart coherence

* releasing fear and following passion

* diligent self-care

* inner trust

* authenticity

* unconditional love and acceptance of self and others

* claiming inner freedom

* patience with the physical and emotional effects (ascension symptoms) of integrating higher frequency energy, such as muscle aches and pains, sweats/chills, emotional release, confusion, shakiness or vibrations through the body, difficulty sleeping, vivid dreams, heart flutters, feeling exhausted/fatigued, and more…all of which do pass.

* practicing Ahimsa – do no harm

There is so much Light now anchoring on the planet, that the fear continually being perpetrated in what I call the 3D world seems to be getting more and more out of control. In my heart of hearts I don’t believe it can go on in this way much longer. I see it as a last grab before the tumble. How long it will take, I cannot say, but just scan news headlines to see the cracks all over the place. Things have to fall apart before they can be rebuilt.

So what exactly does this evolution of consciousness mean? To feel into it, I invite you to explore these few What Ifs…

— What if we are moving from a fear-based world to a new reality based on love, connection, compassion, peace, freedom?

— What if we are evolving from the frequency of duality - right/wrong, black/white, up/down, male/female - to the higher frequencies of interconnectedness and interdimensional awareness? What might that mean?

— What if the rebirth of the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine has already begun? What might relationships be like if we each carry both Divine Feminine and Divine masculine attributes?

— What if we remember who we truly are and why we’re here, that we are all part of Source Energy? Like a sponge in the ocean, we are both the sponge and the ocean. We are both the individuated aspect of All That Is, and we are also connected at the deepest levels of the ocean of creative consciousness.

— What if these new higher frequencies allow us to begin to open our intuition, telepathy, clairvoyance and other clairs, enhance creativity, inspiration, and direct inner connection with our High Selves, Spirit Guides, Angels?

— What if our bodies are becoming more crystalline, and all 24 strands of our DNA are being activated. What if we could heal and regenerate all of our cells? Imagine.

— What if we finally recognize ourselves as part of a highly evolved galactic family of consciousness who have been part of our true evolutionary history for eons of time?

— What if, by 2027, there is official disclosure of this, including direct contact?

— What if the new higher frequencies on earth continue to foster the ongoing awakening of consciousness so that by 2032 we begin to see our world changing into one of divine wisdom, unity, community, compassion, peace, and love? And what if these unprecedented changes continue to evolve into a new Golden Age by 2050?

— What if everything I've offered here is mostly conjecture, since any planetary evolution of consciousness has to be grander than current human understanding can conceive?

Overall, I think 2026 is going to be a year of both inner and outer challenges together with amazing opportunities, enhanced creativity, and unexpected miracles. I wish you all a new year filled with Peace, Joy, Well-Being, and Big Love.

Happy New Year—2026!

An original video created by a community member and presented at the Solstice gathering by podcast host Kelly Kolodney, who channels Archangel Raphael.